The Man Who Came to Dinner is a classic screwball comedy set in the small town of Mesalia, Ohio in the weeks leading to Christmas in the late 1930s and involves famous (and famously cranky) radio personality, Sheridan Whiteside, slipping on a piece of ice on the doorstep of the Stanley family and having to spend 6 tumultuous weeks recuperating in their home.
A classic comedy is coming to Ephrata Performing Arts Center, September 5-14, 2019, The Man Who Came to Dinner by George S. Kaufman and Moss Hart.
The Royal Crown Players of Roslyn High School are starting off their season with the American classic comedy, The Man Who Came to Dinner. Written by Moss Hart and George S. Kaufman, The Man Who Came to Dinner was first produced on stage in 1939 and has become one of the most beloved American comedies, with adaptations on radio, TV, and film.
Broadway fans had plenty of reasons to celebrate this year, with dozens of shows having opened since January, hundreds of actors having made their debuts, and many more having returned to the stage for critically acclaimed performances. Not all news was good though, as we also suffered a loss of an incredible amount of talent. Below, BroadwayWorld sends a fond farewell to those who passed away in 2014.
This past Friday, December 9th saw a particularly glittering celebrity audience at Off-Broadway's newest hit The Man Who Came to Dinner, including Tony Award winner Dick Latessa, legendary MGM star Marge Champion, Sondheim favorite Teri Ralston, and Ballroom composer Billy Goldenberg.
This holiday season, the award-winning Peccadillo Theater Company is presenting Moss Hart & George S. Kaufman's The Man Who Came to Dinner starring Jim Brochu as Sheridan Whiteside and Tony Award-winner Cady Huffman as Lorraine Sheldon.
Broadway favorite Michele Lee attended a preview of Off-Broadway's The Man Who Came to Dinner starring Jim Brochu and Cady Huffman this past Tuesday, November 29th. The celebrated stage & film star was the first to leap to her feet at the end of the performance, leading the standing ovation. Check out a photo of Lee with Brochu below!
This holiday season, the award-winning Peccadillo Theater Company is presenting Moss Hart & George S. Kaufman's The Man Who Came to Dinner starring Jim Brochu as SheriDan Whiteside and Tony Award-winner Cady Huffman as Lorraine Sheldon. This marks the Off-Broadway debut of the classic American comedy. Performances began November 25th and the Opening is this Sunday, December 4th at Theatre at St. Clement's, 423 West 46th Street (between Ninth & Tenth Aves.)
David Pittu and Anne Kaufman (daughter of George S. Kaufman) attended the first preview of Off-Broadway's The Man Who Came to Dinner starring Jim Brochu and Cady Huffman this past Saturday, November 26th. After the show, they congratulated the cast and happily posed for photos.
Anne Kaufman (daughter of George S. Kaufman) and Christopher Hart (son of Moss Hart) attended the first rehearsal of The Man Who Came to Dinner this past Monday, October 24th.
Moonlight and Magnolias, Ron Hutchinson's Off Broadway comedy hit, opened to rave critical and audience acclaim on Friday, November 12, at The Bickford Theatre at the Morris Museum, 6 Normandy Heights Road in Morristown, NJ.
On Friday, November 6th, Lakewood Theatre Company opens the 1939 comedy, The Man Who Came to Dinner by Moss Hart & George S. Kaufman.
